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do basically people throw morsi in front of the bus. the other big dynamic that people are missing here, mike, the people in the streets. it's one thing to come out and protest. okay. but what has the opposition in egypt been able to do? one, they can protest, two, boycott political events. can they organize? can they form an enduring political movement that stands for something that can contest an election and if they ever were to do well in an election can they govern? the opposition in egypt hasn't shown that. there's a difference between being an opposition. we know what they're against. they're against morsi. can they offer a positive force that offers an alternative. that's egypt's problem. there are guys that are governing that can't govern. the army doesn't want to get involved. >> do you have any sense of the status of the army versus the status of morsi in the eye or the minds of the people in the streets? >> much higher. >> for who? >> the army is much higher. only because of what it's not doing. the moment the army gets invo
do basically people throw morsi in front of the bus. the other big dynamic that people are missing here, mike, the people in the streets. it's one thing to come out and protest. okay. but what has the opposition in egypt been able to do? one, they can protest, two, boycott political events. can they organize? can they form an enduring political movement that stands for something that can contest an election and if they ever were to do well in an election can they govern? the opposition in egypt...
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that is if he comes out in any way, you know, against morsi, he will delegitimize the morsi critics because he'll use it against him and vice versa. we're going to have to, you know, do our best, i think, to build bridges where possible, draw red lines where necessary and try to insulate ourselves from the worst impacts of this crisis. you know, mike, there's a concept in climate change where they speak about we need to manage the unavoidable and avoid the unmanageable. and it's true about the climate, and it's true about the middle east as well. it's one of the reasons i began this column in cairo basically saying, you know, if you look at the mediterranean today up north in europe, you're seeing the european supernational state break apart. and to the south, you're seeing the arab nation state system break apart. these are two great system. and that tells me one thing. we need to get our act together. we need to be as resilient as possible because the whole world is depending on us. we're one of the last rocks of stability out there. >> thomas friedman thank you so much. we'll be reading
that is if he comes out in any way, you know, against morsi, he will delegitimize the morsi critics because he'll use it against him and vice versa. we're going to have to, you know, do our best, i think, to build bridges where possible, draw red lines where necessary and try to insulate ourselves from the worst impacts of this crisis. you know, mike, there's a concept in climate change where they speak about we need to manage the unavoidable and avoid the unmanageable. and it's true about the...
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by july 3rd morsi is detained. the president morsi coming out of the muslim brotherhood. he's detained and put in an unknown location where he remains. from the muslim brotherhood's point of view, democracy has been thwarted and there's great anger on the streets toward the united states for green lighting that as the muslim brotherhood would see that and they would call it a military coup. on the other side of the street, you hear people say look, there was no constitution that would have allowed us to legislatively get morsi out of the way. so we had to take to the stre streets. we did this in huge numbers. the military, probably the most respected institution in egypt, asserted itself and many people have applauded that in egypt. you really have a country that is completely squared off in a fight that doesn't look like it has any end in sight soon. i fear there will be a lot more violence. >> this is a story about egypt and the middle east but the united states played some role. yesterday the secretary of state saying they're going to review the $1.5 billion of aid tha
by july 3rd morsi is detained. the president morsi coming out of the muslim brotherhood. he's detained and put in an unknown location where he remains. from the muslim brotherhood's point of view, democracy has been thwarted and there's great anger on the streets toward the united states for green lighting that as the muslim brotherhood would see that and they would call it a military coup. on the other side of the street, you hear people say look, there was no constitution that would have...
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morsi resisted all the efforts the u.s. made. in the very last days of the morsi government, where there were again desperate severities by the u.s. to try to figure out some mediated way to be more inclusi inclusive, that's failed. the u.s. now finds itself arguing for a middle in egypt, a moderate course in egypt between the muslim brotherhood on the one hand and the military on the other that increasingly doesn't seem toksist. that's the problem is that we're calling for moderation at the ata time when the military is saying we must eradicate the muslim brotherhood before it causes even greater strife. the think the military was right to say we stand with egypt, we stand with the military-appointed government, we stand with our key allies in the region, saudi arabia, uae, other countries strongly backing this movement. >> why should americans try and get their heads around what's happening here? what does it mean to them? >> the middle east still matters. it still has the world's largest share of energy reserves, terrorism, we
morsi resisted all the efforts the u.s. made. in the very last days of the morsi government, where there were again desperate severities by the u.s. to try to figure out some mediated way to be more inclusi inclusive, that's failed. the u.s. now finds itself arguing for a middle in egypt, a moderate course in egypt between the muslim brotherhood on the one hand and the military on the other that increasingly doesn't seem toksist. that's the problem is that we're calling for moderation at the...
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will the military restrain anything that the muslim brotherhood wants to do and will morsi be able to have much room for movement. in fact, just before the election, the government restricted the powers of the president in terms of budget, in terms of foreign policy, so some say that he's just a puppet. >> of course, after the election, you had the court -- there's what you're talking about before -- passing a law that said the military couldn't arrest civilians. it's almost like this western battle between branches. james madison would be smiling. >> he didn't smile much. >> and he didn't smile much. >> as rick knows. >> what's going on in egypt. >> you could argue, and i'm not a foreign policy specialist -- you could argue for the u.s. and western interests this is the best of all possible worlds because the egyptian people got to handle and execute and feel good about democracy by electing the muslim brotherhood who had been persecuted by the government for decades and yet you have the stability of the generals, too, who want democracy that seems to work and now they could form thi
will the military restrain anything that the muslim brotherhood wants to do and will morsi be able to have much room for movement. in fact, just before the election, the government restricted the powers of the president in terms of budget, in terms of foreign policy, so some say that he's just a puppet. >> of course, after the election, you had the court -- there's what you're talking about before -- passing a law that said the military couldn't arrest civilians. it's almost like this...
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egypt, morsi in trouble. the biggest revolt since mubarak was pushed out of power. "the new york times" also has another fascinating story. john boehner gained strong backing of the house gop. they actually say that the speaker's more powerful today than he has been since he became speaker two years ago. >> well, that's exactly the opposite of what we were discussing on the set yesterday with matt lewis. >> yeah. i guess one question is, is that story there for a purpose, which is to make him appear stronger, and also, is he strong in relation to the offer that's on the table, which is an offer that does not reflect compromise yet? >> well, he is strong, i think, as long as he's not seen as bowing down and caving in to the president. i will tell you, there are conservatives dair a s -- erick who is trying to get him removed as speaker, saying they only need 16 votes to drive john boehner out of time. >> that's kind of my point. >> a situation described as very fluid. >> how many degrees of freedom does he have from where he is now and who's holding the pen when they
egypt, morsi in trouble. the biggest revolt since mubarak was pushed out of power. "the new york times" also has another fascinating story. john boehner gained strong backing of the house gop. they actually say that the speaker's more powerful today than he has been since he became speaker two years ago. >> well, that's exactly the opposite of what we were discussing on the set yesterday with matt lewis. >> yeah. i guess one question is, is that story there for a purpose,...
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her first since the election of president mohamed morsi. the head of egypt's military says he will not let the muslim brotherhood dominate the country hours afters clinton asked him to work with the party. they pel letted her motorcade with shoes, bottles all while chanting "monica monica." guess what that is in reference too. >> screaming at the wrong person. "the los angeles times" reports of the 2.6 million jobs that have been created since 2009, 80% have gone to men. >> yes. >> what's wrong with you? the newspaper attributes the numbers to growth in manufacturing which tends to be dominated by men. federal data shows men are starting to take jobs in industries like retail which have traditionally had more women. a lot of shifts in the job market. remember the man session? let's go to politico. senior political reporter jonathan martin here with the morning playbook. >> good morning. >> you wrote the lead story this morning on politico.com. can the gop manage the mike in tampa. what's the story? >> there are a group of folks in the gop t
her first since the election of president mohamed morsi. the head of egypt's military says he will not let the muslim brotherhood dominate the country hours afters clinton asked him to work with the party. they pel letted her motorcade with shoes, bottles all while chanting "monica monica." guess what that is in reference too. >> screaming at the wrong person. "the los angeles times" reports of the 2.6 million jobs that have been created since 2009, 80% have gone to...
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mohamed morsi the muslim brotherhood candidate has claimed victory over hosni mubarak's former prime minister in a runoff but ahmed shafiq refuses to concede. morsi supporters celebrated in tahrir square, but the win set up a power struggle in the country between the new president and the powerful military. last night a military council announced it was revoking power from president to wage war and announced it would be the military who oversees the writing of egypt's new constitution. late this morning the military announced it will hand over power by the end of june. we'll follow that story. >>> when we come back, the lessons of war time presidents and the pitfalls that repeatedly haunt our commanders in chief. we'll be right back with much more "morning joe." ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing fu
mohamed morsi the muslim brotherhood candidate has claimed victory over hosni mubarak's former prime minister in a runoff but ahmed shafiq refuses to concede. morsi supporters celebrated in tahrir square, but the win set up a power struggle in the country between the new president and the powerful military. last night a military council announced it was revoking power from president to wage war and announced it would be the military who oversees the writing of egypt's new constitution. late...
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in weekend clashes between security forces and supporters of the country's ousted president mohamed morsi. it is the deadliest attack by the security services since the 2011 uprising. secretary of state john kerry monitoring it all is urging egypt's leaders to, quote, help their country take a step back from the brink and allow peaceful protests. back home, the president is focused on the economy, a refocus, if you will, as washington prepares for another high-stakes budget debate. >> but over the past couple of years in particular, washington has taken its eye off the ball. an endless parade of distractions and political posturing and phony scandals. shift focus from what needs to be done. >> the president's weekly address this weekend. that's where we're going to start this morning with the secretary of the treasury, jack lew. we sat down for a conversation friday afternoon. mr. secretary, welcome back. >> good to be with you. >> always good to have you. i want to talk about the broader state of the economy? just a minute, but first let me talk about a potential standoff again between t
in weekend clashes between security forces and supporters of the country's ousted president mohamed morsi. it is the deadliest attack by the security services since the 2011 uprising. secretary of state john kerry monitoring it all is urging egypt's leaders to, quote, help their country take a step back from the brink and allow peaceful protests. back home, the president is focused on the economy, a refocus, if you will, as washington prepares for another high-stakes budget debate. >> but...
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unlike egypt where morsi got into trouble because he didn't care about the rights of the minority, of any minority. and to see this happen is a huge step, but i think it probably has to happen. i don't see how a small group of people can tie up the entire country which is what has been going on for four years under mcconnell. i don't see what choice reid has and i hope the democrats will stick with him. >> all right. i don't disagree at all with that and it's sort of pathetic that we're at this stage right now. >> it is. that's what i think so too. i agree. this is pathetic. it's outrageous. it's why politics is essentially becoming irrelevant. >> almost. >> you know, the thing is, mika, democrats just have to realize that as i always try to explain to my republican friends when we were in the majority, we won't be in the majority for ever and what we do now, is going to be used by democrats to justify what they do when we're in the minority. democrats need to understand, i'm perfectly fine with this, in fact i would like to see things start moving in the senate. democrats need to und
unlike egypt where morsi got into trouble because he didn't care about the rights of the minority, of any minority. and to see this happen is a huge step, but i think it probably has to happen. i don't see how a small group of people can tie up the entire country which is what has been going on for four years under mcconnell. i don't see what choice reid has and i hope the democrats will stick with him. >> all right. i don't disagree at all with that and it's sort of pathetic that we're...
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morsi going to act? he acted very well when he went to iran. he was very tough. the comments he made in iran were really good. but again, they were slow off the mark to react and we'll see. i think what we have to have is a wait-and-see attitude. we would love to be partners with egypt, but i don't think we can assume it's going to work out and we can't give them a blank check. >> congressman, americans have asked themselves i think since september 11th why do they hate us? it's not a great question because it implies muslims hate us when we know it's a small group of radical muslims. when we watched what happened at benghazi and the embassies around the world, the question is why does that small group of muslims, radical muslims, hate sinus >> they want power. i think it's really a struggle for power, something that's going on in nearly every country across the region. in libya, you have a huge number of people who are out with signs professing their support for not just chris stevens who lost his life, you know, supporting peace and our relationship, but you ha
morsi going to act? he acted very well when he went to iran. he was very tough. the comments he made in iran were really good. but again, they were slow off the mark to react and we'll see. i think what we have to have is a wait-and-see attitude. we would love to be partners with egypt, but i don't think we can assume it's going to work out and we can't give them a blank check. >> congressman, americans have asked themselves i think since september 11th why do they hate us? it's not a...
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. >> morsi voted against a bill. >> this is interesting. but there's a conflict of interest here, willie. >> some are calmling it a conflict of interest. he's in jail for an alleged affair with his underage reception receptionist. he recently won re-election while in jail claims he voted against the bill because it does not explicitly describe what obscene material is. the bill has passed 86-13 house and delegates. >> wow. a little bit of a conflict there. >>> up next the video isis posted of their murder of the jordanian pilot is high quality production multiple camera angle, picture, cuts and fades. they wanted the world to see it. some media companies are providing them that outlet. should they be doing that? that debate is next. ♪ okay, you ready to go? i gotta go dad! okay! let's go go, go, go... woah! go right, go left, go left stop! now go... (shouting) let's go!! i gotta go! can i go? yup! you can go. (beeping alert) woah! there you go! way to go! lets go buddy, let's go! anncr: the ford fusion. we go further, so you can. how much
. >> morsi voted against a bill. >> this is interesting. but there's a conflict of interest here, willie. >> some are calmling it a conflict of interest. he's in jail for an alleged affair with his underage reception receptionist. he recently won re-election while in jail claims he voted against the bill because it does not explicitly describe what obscene material is. the bill has passed 86-13 house and delegates. >> wow. a little bit of a conflict there. >>>...